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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Sunday Special - A Hobbit, Some Birds of a Feather and Breakfast Roses

This is quite a random post, a sum-up of many things I wanted to say. While I'm happy to have a stash of pictures to keep going while my nails are at rest (well, I do still polish my nails, but less often, I do a lot of nailcare), it feels weird to be talking about manicures from long ago, it's kind of "disconnected".

So, first thing, this morning I invite you to Meet My Hobbit: I already told you about Yoko and her Sunday cats, today's my own black and white devil!!

I had a tough week, I was working on a contract that was at once boring and difficult, it was quite depressing, with some insomnia on top, I'm really glad it's over. And sometimes, things work out ok, I received a package on Friday that really sent my morale soaring: Orly's Birds of a Feather collection! I had been eyeing it for a while (especially because of Fowl Play, the OPI Merry Midnight dupe, but a couple of others were calling me) and in the end, I found an Ebay-shop in which buying three polishes was as expensive (once shipping fees were added) as buying the whole, so I caved in. Pictures were taken at night, but the colour are rather accurate:

Besides Fowl Play, which I knew I would adore, and Nite Owl (you know I never get tired of beige colours, and this one is particularly nice and original), I had two very good surprises: Sea Gurl, but especially Sweet Peacock. I don't go a lot towards blue naturally, but that one is just mesmerizing. I'll tell you more about those four polishes in detailed articles, but I couldn't wait to show you. Peachy Parrot and Lucky Duck are not my kind of colours, though I have to say that they are both top-notch quality, apply beautifully and have a perfect finish. I'll probably add them to my Sale/Swap page (whenever it'll be done), so if you like them, stay tuned!!

And finally, I wanted to show you that when you have the right technique, nail-art can sometimes be real easy! I saw this article on Nature Nails, she took inspiration on Simply Rins and I just fell in love with the results. I have no acrylic paint, just a basic set of nail art brushes, and I was taking my breakfast this morning while I suddenly felt like trying (you can never know when the Muse strikes!!). And here's my result, so it shows how easy it is!!!

And now it's time to wake Minnie up and start pestering her about writing her Beauty Minute!!